Wildlife Charity Wins World Challenge Competition Snow Leopard Conservation Project Voted Number One in Competition Hosted by BBC World News and Newsweek November 30th, 2011—Seattle, WA A program developed by the Snow Leopard Trust, a Seattle-based conservation organization, has won first place in the World Challenge. The program, called ‘Snow ...

Jammu, November 28 - Tribune India With peace in the Kargil sector, snow leopards are again seen in the area. Due to the Kargil War in 1999, most of the wildlife species, including snow leopards, had abandoned their habitats in Kargil. However, with the improvement in the situation, a big ...

Kathmandu, Nepal – The first picture of a snow leopard taken by a camera trap on 24 October 2011 in Khambachen valley of Kangchenjunga was released today by WWF-Nepal. Ten camera traps (Moultrie D- 40) were installed in the valleys of Nagphinda, Khambachen, Lohanak and Jimbubari in Kangchenjunga Conservation Area ...

Himalayan Snow Leopard Numbers Less Than Previously Thought (via redOrbit) ...

Shimla: Raising conservation concerns for preserving the habitat of snow leopards, – the rare big cats that roam across some of the coldest zones on earth, wildlife wardens in collaboration with Mysore based National Conservation Foundation (NCF) have drawn up plans to set up a research centre in Spiti valley ...

Posted on 22 November 2011 Camera traps installed by WWF in the Nepalese Himalayas last month have captured their first picture of an endangered snow leopard. The cameras are part of a community monitoring project that will help WWF estimate number of snow leopards in area and determine the best ...

By Emily Charrier-Botts INDEX-TRIBUNE ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR Nov 21, 2011 - 06:57 PM Dr. Rodney Jackson is hoping third time really is the charm after learning he has been again named as a finalist for the prestigious Indianapolis Prize, awarded for efforts in wildlife conservation. Jackson is the founder of the ...

Headlines Himalaya, No. 183 November15 -21, 2011 Medini Prajapati & Raju Jati, Editorial Team In west Nepal, three snow leopards have been sighted in lower areas of Mustang district. 16 November, The Kathmandu Post, Kantipur ...

Nov 18, 2011 Save snow leopards to save Himalayas Saving its trans-Himalayan habitat is the first step to saving the species Bhutan Climate Summit In the face of climate vulnerability in the Himalayan and trans-Himalayan regions, it is important to secure connected climate resilient habitat areas for the snow leopard ...

Posted on 17 November 2011 | Thimphu, Bhutan – Regional adaptation to extreme weather events and the impacts of climate change on endangered alpine species like snow leopards featured prominently at a WWF-led session in the lead up to the Climate Summit for Living Himalayas today, a high-level event that ...